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puja¹

  • /ˈpuː.dʒə/ UK
  • /ˈpu.dʒə/ US
  • /puː.dʒɑː/ India

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

noun pujas · pooja

  1. countable, uncountable A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. The Grunth, the holy book of the Sikhs, seems to be becoming an object of idolatrous worship. They do puja to it, and carry it in procession daily.

Puja²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

proper noun Pooja

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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"puja." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puja. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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puja. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puja

Chicago

"puja." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puja.

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@misc{puja_2026,
  title = {puja},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puja},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}